Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News

Consumer tools: Really Personal PHRs

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 01:05 AM PST

"If we're committed to fostering the adoption of personal health records, we should take a page out of the consumer marketing textbooks — not the primers of health IT marketers. This was my conclusion after attending a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Markle Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and Quality. " Read more about this at iHealthBeat .

Consumer trends: Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 12:06 AM PST

"US healthcare specialist Manhattan Research has published a summary of the major trends for health and pharmaceutical marketers to consider in 2006. The trends chart the increased use of the web and other new technologies as a health information and communication tool for both patients and physicians." Read more at Daily Research News Online.

News: Wall Street Journal Looks at Tools That Identify Low-Cost Care Options

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 01:07 AM PST

"The Wall Street Journal on Thursday looked at efforts by insurers to provide patients with tools - including a cell phone Web browsing service - to help them find low-cost treatment options. Lumenos, a unit of WellPoint, in February will launch the cell phone service, which lets patients type drug names into their cell phones' Web browsers and get lists of lower-cost alternatives. The program is designed so that patients can ask their physicians about cost-effective alternatives while they still are at their appointments." Read more at iHealthBeat.

Consumer tools: Consumer Health Complete Now Available from EBSCO Publishing

Posted: 25 Jan 2006 12:09 AM PST

"In continuing with the company's goal of providing the most comprehensive collection of online health and wellness resources, EBSCO Publishing has announced the release of Consumer Health Complete (CHC). This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients' information needs as well as foster an overall
understanding of health-related topics." Read more at Managing Information News.

Virginia Rehab Network Taps Resource Management Software

Posted: 26 May 2009 08:33 AM PDT

Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers , a Mechanicsville, Va.-based network of facilities delivering rehabilitation and wellness services, is deploying Lawson Software (St. Paul, Minn.) solutions to help address operational and business challenges associated with supply chain management, human resources, financial management and payroll, says the company. The network will utilize Lawson QuickStep Healthcare as its core enterprise management system, and it will employ Lawson Workforce Management to help improve and automate employee scheduling and time and attendance activities, it says. Sheltering Arms consists of two inpatient rehabilitation facilities, eight outpatient clinics and a limited liability company for physician and psychology services.  

Enhanced PACS Aims to Improve Nuclear Medicine Image Processing

Posted: 26 May 2009 08:29 AM PDT

Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare has inked an agreement with Segami Corporation (Columbia, Md.) to integrate the Oasis workstation software into IMPAX 6, its sixth generation PACS. According to Agfa, the solution is designed to enable nuclear medicine physicians to review, process and report studies using processing software on their IMPAX workstation. The software will provide users with a uniform reading and processing environment for all their planar nuclear medicine, SPECT and PET studies, and deliver a full spectrum of clinical nuclear medicine and multi-modality applications, it touts. Oasis is a vendor neutral application for gamma cameras and PET scanners that adheres to standards such as DICOM, IHE and HL7 for a consistent and predictable workflow.  

Mayo: Trio of drugs slows breast cancer

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5/23/2009 © Florida Times-Union
Mayo Clinic researchers have found promising evidence that the combination of three drugs already on the market can shrink tumors substantially in patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer. In Pompe disease, Gainesville Sun reports, UF researchers make a discovery.

Mental: Fox's new show 'revolting'

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 5/26/2009 © Miami Herald
Chris Vance stars in Mental, tonight's new drama on Fox about doctors at a psychiatric hospital. A Herald critic calls it "revolting," and suggests instead the documentary New World Order, which gives conspiracy theorists the opportunity to talk about their beliefs.
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